Contestants struggle to name New England states on ‘Family Feud’

We know that geography is hard, and also that people who live outside of New England don’t tend to give us much thought. But we were still surprised at some of the answers that families from Indiana and Georgia gave on “Family Feud” Tuesday night, when host Steve Harvey presented them with the question, “Name a U.S. state that is part of New England.”

After a member of the Hopkins family hit the buzzer but drew a blank, the Paulson family struck out with “New Hampshire” — not their fault, since only the top four answers were on the board and New Hampshire didn’t make the cut.

“Massachusetts” finally got the Hopkinses a ding, but with the No. 2 answer (!), giving the Paulsons a chance to counter. Fortunately for the Hopkinses, the Paulsons responded with “New York.” New York!

Things went downhill from there, with responses that included everything from Delaware to (check notes) … Spain. And of course, Steve Harvey looked dumbfounded throughout. Watch the carnage below.

Dumb geography answer baffles @IAmSteveHarvey! 🇺🇸👀🇺🇸 Name a U.S. state that is part of New England. pic.twitter.com/tCpVu8EfZa

— Family Feud (@FamilyFeud) February 4, 2025

Peter Chianca

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Peter Chianca, Boston.com’s general assignment editor since 2019, is a longtime news editor, columnist, and music writer in the Greater Boston area.